Ski Holidays in Val Thorens, France

Val Thorens is compact and purpose-built and is Europe's highest village. Set in a huge ski bowl, with runs fanning out in all directions, providing excellent snow conditions throughout the season. Ski down the valley to Les Menuires and the wonderful La Masse area and then pop over to nearby Courchevel and Meribel on the massive 3 Valleys circuit. This is some of the most amazing skiing in the world. The resort has been cleverly planned, creating a village feel around a compact centre and offering doorstep skiing wherever you stay.

From the 2012/13 season Val Thorens will offer on piste Wi-Fi access, offering the unique service at several points on the mountain. Free Wi-Fi connectivity will be available at the Plein Sud, Moraine and 3 Vallée 2 chair lift stations, the Cairn & Caron gondola stations, the Cime Caron and Bouquetin cable car stations and at the Péclet Funitel lift station.

Go to Val Thorens for some late season and cheap skiing. Snow is still good until May. Most resorts close on 22n...read full

The best bar has to be The Saloon bar. It has live music every day in a crazy and fun apres-ski atmosphere! They...read full

Val Thorens Skiing Resort

Val Thorens offers lively and varied apres-ski, the popular bars and restaurants close to the centre along with 3 late night discos. There is a good sports centre which has a swimming pool and squash courts. Evening skidoo rides are popular and highly recommended. For a more relaxing evening, check out the cinema, which has many films in English.

Skiing in Val Thorens

The range of slopes in Val Thorens skiing area is amongst the best in the world, with the testing mogul fields of the Cime de Caron and La Masse, further down the valley, and endless off piste opportunities on the Chaviere or Peclet glaciers for advanced adventurers. The virtually inexhaustible range of red and blue pistes provides the intermediate skier with endless opportunities during their Val Thorens skiing holiday. The long sweeping blues such as Genepi, and the more challenging reds, including the long descent down to the Maurienne valley, added to the vast terrain of the rest of the Trois Vallees, more than satisfies even the most mileage-hungry of skiers during their ski holiday. Val Thorens France has many runs back to resort, which is where the wide open gentle blue slopes favoured by the novice skiers and boarders are found.

Val Thorens Apartments

Val Thorens Hotels

Our superb selection of Val Thorens hotels will meet any requirement you may have whilst keeping you close to the slopes.

Ski Chalets in Val Thorens, France

Ski chalets in Val Thorens all boast excellent locations within easy access to the slopes. A ski holiday in Val Thorens offers the convenience of having everything you could require from a ski holiday within walking distance, thanks to Val Thorens being a purpose built resort. Take a look at our ski chalets in Val Thorens and make the most of your Val Thorens ski holiday.

Review
05/01/2006

Go to Val Thorens for some late season and cheap skiing. Snow is still good until May. Most resorts close on 22nd of April this year. Head out to ValThorens on that date for some excellent deals. The Skiing and resort will still be excellent but at nearly half the price of the previous week.

Review
26/02/2007

The best bar has to be The Saloon bar. It has live music every day in a crazy and fun apres-ski atmosphere! They have a happy hour between 4 & 6pm when the beers are really cheap!

Review
10/04/2008

I have to say, for early April, it doesn't get ANY better than Val Thorens for snow! I have been to many European resorts and never have I seen so much powder and lifts open at the end of the season. I reckon they can just stay open all year round! The ski area is amazingly linked and great for off piste, I recommend going to the furthest runs in the resort near the boarder cross and thus the highest ski lift 3250 ft high! As the runs there were almost untouched and the best off piste I have ever experienced. Val Thorens is now a regular destination for me and my friends.

Review
21/01/2009

We stayed at the Hotel Portillo over New Year 2008/9 - the resort & snow were excellent. Ski school was excellent. The hotel could be better suited with children in mind. Would recommend self catering.

Review
22/01/2009

WOW ! The 3 valleys are huge! VT is big enough on its own, if you were a beginner, but the 3V area is massive. You'll never be stuck for new slopes. It is however quite expensive to drink/eat/live so take plenty of cash.

Review
29/11/2009

I worked here during the 2008/2009 season. I'd rate myself as an advanced skier, as I am an instructor. The skiing: 7/10. VT has a variety of runs to cater for all abilities. And the snow usually holds well due to the high altitude of the resort. For some truly epic runs go into the Orelle valley next door which has un-crowded slopes, beautiful views, astonishing challenging terrain and you can ride one of the highest chairlifts in Europe! Resort: 6/10 Compared to its 3 valleys sisters, Meribel and Courchevel, VT is the ugly duckling. However, it does host a good variety of restaurants and bars - the latter of which will keep you going way into the early hours. Suitability: This is not really a resort for young families. You won't find many French families here, as they know it really is an Ibiza on snow. It is suited to young groups, 18-30 types who want to ski hard and party hard... Overall 6/10

Kyle Kristoffsen

Review
22/06/2010

The slopes in Val Thorens are great, for both beginners and intermediate skiers. Having the freedom to venture into the sistering resorts of Meribel and Courcheval is great to get a slight change of scenery throughout the holiday. The apartments are not at all far from the slopes and the snow stays long enough into the off season, for a slightly warmer skiing holiday.

VAL THORENS
06/11/2010

I have skied many resorts in the past 40 years,going on 2 or 3 trips a year when I was younger. In 1997 I visited Val Thorens for the first time,I was so impressed with the resort that I have returned with friends and family and would not concider going anywhere else.It's perfect for both beginners and families with young children, excelent for intermediates and very good for advanced skiers. It has improved vastly in the past 8 years with 2 more cable cars and 3 FREE conveyor type lifts, so there are no difficult drag lifts to get a beginner up the hill. The height of the village is above the highest point of many resorts in Europe. You can expect to wait no longer than 2 or 3 minutes for a chair lift.You choose your accomodation and enjoy yourselfs.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

DAVID WARD

20/04/2011

At first glance, Val Thorens lacks the beauty of its larger and lower neighbours, as it sits above the tree-line. Its altitude however, is also what makes it such an attractive resort. Plenty of snow and enough skiing to keep one busy.
For those feeling more adventurous, VT is linked to Courchevel and Meribel, so the skiing opportunities are endless.
The resort itself can feel a bit overrun by university and school trips, and is not as picturesque as most. However, if guaranteed good skiing conditions are what you're looking for, VT is the place to be.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

Nicky Pear

Val Thorens
21/11/2012

Val Thorens is a brilliant ski resort with so much to offer. Val Thorens is not only the highest resort in Europe, offering guaranteed snow, but is also part of the Three Valleys. The largest ski area in the world boasting a great terrain of skiing for all abilities, it also allows easy access to other top resorts such as, Meribel, Mottaret, Courchevel, Les Menuires and La Tania. Val Thorens offers some great apres ski where you can start with the party on top of the world at La Folie Douce, which will be sure to get you pumping on the tables. Val Thorens is also home to the largest club in the Alps, Malaysia, where you are certain for a good night. With regards to resort activities it really does not get much better than VT with a leisure complex that has almost everything; swimming, health spa, trampolines, ping pong, tennis, badminton, football, ice rink, shops bars and restaurants. It is also home to the largest toboggan run in the Alps, at 7km long, which will leave you smiling for days and bursting with memories. VT may not be as pretty as some resorts but most definitely makes up for it with its convenience offering easy access to the slopes and town center no matter where you are staying in resort.

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

David Perrett

Val Thorens - excellent for skiers of all abilities
04/04/2013

Just returned from our 6th trip to Val Tho. Brilliant for a mixed group of skiers such as ours, including absolute beginners and black run skiers and boarders. The huge ski area of the Three Valleys means that after 6 years there are still just a few runs we haven't skied, and even on busy days the area can cope with lots of people. Height means that we have never had poor snow - even at Easter. Views from the top of the higher lifts are breathtaking! True, being above the tree line and purpose built in concrete, the village is not picturesque in anyway, and exists solely for the skiing. On the plus side this means that it conveniently provides all necessities. The nursery slope goes through the center of town with several hotels' boot rooms fronting on to it (we stay at the Val Chaviere - 2 steps from ski room to slope), this is a huge boon for those of us with some who ski all day and some who don't. A good range of medium quality restaurants, few really excellent. The nightlife is plentiful and good for our party of teenage and twentysomething children, and sports fans, but those on the look out for a quiet bar may have to stay in the hotel or search hard for the few that don't turn into party venues after hours. (John's Scandi is a favourite place for a good meal or a glass of wine). We've only once had the energy post skiing to go down the toboggan run but it was much enjoyed. We occasionally go to the bowling alley to spend collected Euro coins with the younger ones on arcade games and pool tables, and the gauffre (waffle) stall is a must every visit. A resort for those who going skiing to ski rather than to pose - not much room here for your furs!

Skiing/Snowboarding:
5/5Apres Ski:
4/5

Liz

Party Time
15/12/2014

Great resort situated in the highest region of the Three Valleys.
Unique destination voted Europe &amp; the Worlds top ski resort. The village is sun facing and on a clear day the views are breathtaking
Plenty of 'extras' to this resort. Try the thrill of the toboggan run, or strap your skis/board to your back and scoot between two mountains on the zip wire. Your adrenalin is certain to receive a severe work out ;)
Apres is off the hook in VT. Folle Douche swings into action early afternoon and then ski back to the resort centre to continue the party. At the base of the slopes in the thick of the action you will find a wide range of bars and restaurants and to finish the night off the famous night club 'Malaysia', the largest nightclub in the Alps, welcomes you to its underground home. Let the beats begin ...
VT = top slopes, top fun factor, top of the mountain snow excellence.

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